Clothes-line support.



W. J. DALY & B. WIMMER.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1914.

1,130,713. Patented Mar.9,1915.

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W. J. DALY & B. WIMMER. CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLIOATION FILED 11017.27, 1914.

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Patented M51119, 1915.

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WALTER 3'. DAILY AND BEBNHARD WIMMER, OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER J. DALY and BERNHARD WIMMER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Rahway, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Supports, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of this invention is to permit the use of the whole of an endless clothes line for supporting various articles of clothing, so that the person in placing the clothes upon the line may not be required to change his or her position from that assumed at the outset. And to these ends the invention consists of a grooved line supporting pulley having a series of radially arranged and independently movable keepers which are arranged so as to be thrown into and out of operative engagement with the sides of the pulley when the being had to the accompanying drawings pulley is revolved, so as to prevent the line from becoming dis-engaged from the pulley.

A further object of the invention is to provide a means whereby the pulley may be yieldingly connected to a suitable support so as to prevent the clothes line from becoming broken under the weight of the clothes hung thereon, and to also compensate for the "contraction and expansion of the clothes line due to the conditions of the Weather.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from thatembodiment of which the following is a specification, reference forming a part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the pulley and line shown in position ready for use. Fig. 2is an enlarged detail side elevational View of the pulley and the means for supporting the same and also showing a portion of a line passing around the pulley. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the pulley showing one of the keepers. Fig. 1- is a detail sectional view of a portion of one of the keepers and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the bracket. Referring to the drawings in detail, l indicates an endless clothes line which by means of an ordinary pulley 2 and our improved pulley 8 may be supported between building, posts or other suitable supporting.

devices.

The pulley 3 is preferably made of wood, into substantially a conical shape and is surmounted by an enlarged head a. At the intersection of the cone and head the pulley is formed with a grooved portion 5 which provides a marginal way for the reception of the clothes line and to prevent any tendency of the line slipping or sliding when the pulley is operated the groove is provided with a band of rubber or other suitable material as indicated at 6. The pulley is centrally bored as at 7 so that it may be suspendedly mounted in a horizontal po-. sition on one end of an inverted U-shaped swinging bracket 8. This bracket is preferably formed of a pair of angularly shaped arms 9 and 10 which have their horizontally arranged portions 11 and 12 telescopically connected as indicated at 11. The horizontal portion 12 ofthe bracket 10 is of tubular structure so as to receive a coil spring 13 (see Fig. 5), one end of which abuts a collar '14:, fitted on the end of the horizontal portion of the arm 9, and the other end of which abuts against an apertured plug 15 securely held'within the end of the tube. By yieldingly connecting the arms of the bracket it is obvious that when the pulley is in use the breaking of the clothes line due to the weight of the clothes hung thereon will be prevented; and that the usual contraction and expansion of the line due to condition of the weather may also be-compensated for.

The bracket is provided with an attaching plate 16, which by any suitable fastening means, such as screws, nails or the like, may be secured to any suitable support. The innor or angularly shaped arm 10 of the bracket is connected to the attaching plate by means of having its vertically arranged portion formed into a spindle 17 which is mounted in a pair of bearings 18-19 projecting from the face of the attaching plate. Any suitable means may be provided for securing the spindle against vertical movement within the bearings as for instance a collar 20 mounted on the upper end of the spindle and a nut and washer 21 mounted on the lower end of the spindle. The outer or angularly shaped arm 9 has its vertically arranged portion also formed into a spindle 21, for projecting downwardly through the bore of the pulley.

Any suitable means may be provided forkey 24 passing transversely "through the spindle below the nut serves as a means-for locking the nutand thus preventing the puls 1 ley from becoming accidentally disengaged from the spindle. To prevent any liability of the clothes be coming torn or soiled, by coming-into contact with the lower end-of the spindle,-.the

pulley is provided with a guard 25. This guard is preferably formed of a' -bandlof. rubber. or other. suitable. materialand is se cured :to andprojects downwardly from the periphery of a flange. or shoulder portion 26 formed .onithe lower end of the pulley. To prevent-the end of theclothes-line from becoming-disengaged fromthegroove of the pulley, a series of movable keepers27 areprovided. These keepers may be formed of. any suitable ;material, are preferably of the shape shown, and comprise a series of fingers 28 which arepivotally connectedas at,29 to bearings 30' projecting upwardly froma plate31 rigidly secured on the upper faceofthe pulley head 4:. These fingers are eachiprovided withla straight portion 32 and an angular portion 38 so that when the fin-a gers are in their lower-or pulley engaging position, the straight portions thereof will bridge thegroove of the pulley and the angular portion will engage; With" the; conical sidesfof the pulley; thusit willbe obvious that when .in the pulley, engaging position,

7 the fingers',willhave a tendency to prevent the; line from becoming disengaged from'the pulley groove- To prevent thetearing of the clothes and breaking the clothespinswhen the pulley is in use, the keepers have theinnerefaces of theirangular portions providedwitha stripof rubber or similar substance as indicated at 34. r

The keepers are radially arranged on-the pulley andare adapted to be raised to their upper-position when-the pulley isrotated so-as not @130 interfere withtheproper working of the; line as it enters and leaves the grooveof thepulley. To operate the keepers a cam '35 is mounted on; the upper; end of the spindle 21' and is arranged so as to be operated uponby the upper-or headed;

ends 36 of the keepers. This cam extends part way around the spindle-, is preferably of, a semi-circular shape and V has its ends b beveledgas fat 37 and is zprovidediwithr a straight bottom, portion -38. When the pulley; is rotated; .eitherto the! right or left, the. V

headed ends 36 of the keepers -are first brought into contact with the beveledend 37 of the can thus causing the keepers to be raised to theirupperaposition in-whichposition they are held during a partial rotation of the pulley by meansf-oftheir heads .36 engaging: the straight bottom portion -38 of the cam.

:The; keepers are spaced on the pulley and S0 im d y. t ir c nta t w t am tha as soon as the'line comes into'contact With the pulley one of the keepers is released thus permitting it to. fallztoits elowersori-ipulley engaging position. The releasing of the keepers is effected by means of its headed portion passing from under the cam.

Through-the action of coil springsf4c0-(see.

Fig. 4:) mounted Within cutaway portions 41 formed in the upper'ends of the keepers, the keepers are notonly ,forced to theirlower positions butare yieldingly held. in this 'position so thata pressure is normally exerted on the line to maintain. vitin its groove re-: gardless j of anytendency of the clothes or. clothes pins to effect the disengagementof the line fromv the: groove other thanthe usual passage of. the clothes andv. clothes spins: around the pulley... i

It is obvious thatithose :skilled .in{the art a may vary the ,detailsof construction and ar-.

mounted upon the bracket, .a seriesof independently, movable. keepers-.moun-ted onthe pulley for --normally--,bridgi;ng the groove .of.

' the pulley, and v a means for 'operatingthe keepers to successively moveoutwardly from Q the groovefor tl1e,purpo s e; .set forthg r 2. In a clothes linesupport, abracket a grooved. line supporting pulley a rotatably mounted upon the bracket, a series of radi-. ally arranged and: 2 independently movable ioo keepers mounted on the pulleyfor normally bridging the. groove i of ,the, pulley andma means moun-tedion the-bracket; for-operating the keepers to successively move outwardly. from the: groove asset' forth; 1

3. Ina clothes line. support,-a bracket, .a

grooved, line supporting. pulley rotatably;

mounted. on the bracket a series of radially arranged and independently -jmovable keep-g ers mounted on the: pulley 1 for normally bridging the groove-of the pulley, and a cam mounted: on bracket foreperatingthe: keep-.

ers to successively move outwardly; from: the. groove for, the purpose: set. forth, 5 p

4. In1aclothes lineasupport, a bracket,.a

. grooved line supporting a v pulley. rotatably mounted on the bracket, a series ofradially arranged and zindepenclently movable keep-2 ers pivotally I mounted on i the; .pu;l,ley; for, normally bridging, the groove of the pulley and a cam mountedon the bracket'fprgoperating'.the-keepersto successivelymove out-1 r y E m ee' w efmt purp s i forth.- A; es .line s ppor Q I P 'i'S l gEB L inverted U -shaped bracket/formed ofga pair I of, angularly; shapedic telescopicg men bers, j

a sif m y e ingly i n e ingi saiilmem-i Signed at the city of Elizabeth in the county of Union and State of New Jersey 10 this thirteenth day of October A. D. 1914:-

WALTER J. DALY. BERNHARD WIMMER. Witnesses:

DONALD H. MQLEAN, G. BARTRAM VVOODRUFF.

bers together, a spindle formed on one of the members, a grooved line supporting pulley rotatably mounted on the spindle, a spindle formed on the other of said members, and an attached plate pivotally mounted on the second mentioned spindle for connecting the bracket to a suitable support, substantially as described.

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